Tuesday, January 15, 2008

spinach omelet with cheese





Good start!

Less cooked spinach and reduced fat ingredients...This is our favorite breakfast.






Ingredients:
1 large egg and 3 large egg whites
1/4 cup milk(reduced fat)
1 tablespoon flour
1 cup spinach (finely chopped)
Mozzarella cheese(sliced or shreded) and crushed feta cheese (low fat)
Turkish crushed red pepper, salt

Combine eggs, milk, flour, spinach, salt and pepper in a small bowl.
Pour mixture in a pan.
Heat over medium heat.
Cook until bottom is lightly browned. Place mixed cheese on one half and fold over other half to cover. With a large spatula flip omelet and cook other side.
Transfer omelet to the platter. Brush with the oil and serve !

tips: You can make with chopped brocolli, bell pepper, mushroom and peas.

Monday, January 7, 2008

cheesy stuffed portobello


If you like mushroom, here is a recipe which is very easy to prepare. Serve as an appetizer or anytime needed a healthy snack !














Ingredients: (serves 2)

2 portobello mushrooms,
1 cup cheese (shreded mozzarella, cheddar and
ricotta or crushed feta cheese mix)

1 eggs,
Olive oil, minced garlic, black pepper, crushed red pepper, oregano


Brush the mushrooms with the olive oil.
Bake them in a preheated oven(400) for 10-15 minutes.
Mix rest of the ingredients in a small bowl and
pour on the mushrooms.
Put them back in the oven until the cheese is golden.
Enjoy...

Tuesday, January 1, 2008

zeytinyagli biber dolma(stuffed bell pepper in olive oil)

Green pepper is commonly used but
I love to put all colored pepper together!
My mom used to stuff a few tomatoes too!
Enjoy!

Brightly colored bell pepper, whether green,
red, orange or yellow are excelent souce of
vitamin C & A and very powerfull antioxidants.





Ingredients:
8 green peppers or colored bell peppers
(suitable for stuffing)
1 1/2 cup rice
2 onions (finelly chopped)
1/2 cup olive oil
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon black pepper
1 tablespoon mint
1 tablespoon pine nuts
2 tablespoon currant
1 bunch dill

2 teaspoon sugar
1 cup water
fresh lemon juice

Put the olive oil, onions in a pan
Cook untill the color of the onions change
Add chopped tomatoes. Stir gently until the tomatoes wilt
Add rice, water, pine nuts, black pepper, sugar,
salt, mint, dill and cook for 15 minutes
Remove from heats
Cut off the top of the peppers and remove all seeds
Stuff the peppers (not to stiff)
Add water, salt and cook until rice is soften
Remove from the heat
Serve in room temprature
or after refrigerate if you can wait ;)

tip: goes great with fresh lemon juice also ,
you can add mussell (15 edible) to stuffing. yummmm!





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